Yeah, I'm pretty sure the skin of the Hindenburg wasn't composed, even in part, of termites...
As it's obvious that you know absolutely nothing about the subject, and experts who have studied it haven't come to any sort of consensus, I'm going to ignore your incompetent and incoherent analysis and recommend others do the same.
The reason they get respect is because they do science.
That is precisely what they do not do.
You know what bugs me? The science cheerleaders who don't know the first thing about science -- though they think they do -- repeating total nonsense like it's gospel.
You don't need visual studio to develop software for Windows. Unlike Apple, Microsoft is very developer friendly, and has been for as long they've been around.
Apple, in contrast to Microsoft, RIM, basically everyone else, is actively hostile to developers. You know this. Everyone else knows this. Why bother defending Apple when they're actively making your life more difficult?
Yeah, because anyone who who would dare offer a comment in defense of Microsoft could only be a paid shill!
His comment looks legit to me. He's right that there shouldn't be any expectation of app compatibility between WP7 and WP8 -- they're two completely different animals. Just like you shouldn't expect BB7 apps to run under BB10. This is not new in the mobile space.
h4rr4r may be naive, I don't know, but you're very clearly a conspiracy nut!
Also odd that people would repeatedly buy products for a decade that lack what they want, and that is all accomplished through the magic of marketing.
Don't be silly. Of course it's all due to marketing!
See, the general consensus is that the iPhone is "the best one" and if their phone can't do x, y, or z, they automatically assume that no competing offering can do x, y and z.
Sure they do. Of course, they don't snicker because they think of themselves as being part of some intellectually elite group -- they laugh at the poor fool who lacks what they consider to be common knowledge.
Why not? New products from RIM and MS are dramatically different from both iOS and Android, in good ways. Both products also have a fantastic suite of development tools that I've yet to see anyone criticize -- leagues above what's available for Android -- even RIM is gaining developers and apps at an alarming rate.
Let's also not downplay Microsoft's position in the enterprise. With a solid product, they can easily take over the business tablet market.
Wait, are you suggesting that it's good that people delude themselves in to thinking that they're superior to others because they have some learned skill?
See, most people get over these delusions of grandeur by their mid-teens. Apparently, you never did. You must be tons of fun to be around...
No. It is, however, a group of idiots. I presume that they were also idiots as children. If an idiot child can teach itself to competently write computer programs, surely, any idiot can learn!
Stop and think for a moment why sampling bias doesn't apply here...
Nope, no definition gap. Any idiot can code professionally (heh, some might say many idiots do!), and code professionally well. I'm not arguing that anything is possible, only that learning a skill like programming is no different than learning any other skill.
It doesn't take some special mind or a bit of genetic luck. It takes what every other skill takes to develop -- practice.
This "I'm special because I can write code" is just senseless egomania. As I pointed out before, half of Slashdot taught themselves to write software between the ages of 8 and 13. It's not exactly the worlds most difficult profession!
Define "programmer" however you want. Any idiot can learn to program -- that includes 'well enough to make a good hire'. It doesn't take anything special. It's not exactly the worlds most difficult profession, after all.
Something you may not be aware of... many people rote memorize things to pass a class, then as soon as the class is over, forget everything... because they didn't learn it, they just memorized it. And once the need was gone, so too was the knowledge.
If all an instructor is testing is knowledge, they're going to fail. See Bloom's Taxonomy for more.
You accuse me of being an egomaniac, but you are guilty of the opposite. You expect everyone to be like you. I think you will find yourself constantly disappointed in others.
With my students, I set very high expectations. You know what happens more often than not? They improve significantly. Other instructors set a fairly low-bar, and are surprised when their students produce poor work -- or worse, completely okay with it!
For example, I expect very few spelling grammar and punctuation mistakes in their written work, even though that's not the focus of the class. I expect them to make their points clearly and succinctly with no major oversights or gaps/mistakes in their reasoning. Within a few weeks, I'm no longer looking at a stack full of poorly-written nonsense. I demand quality work and, with a little extra support, I get quality work.
Everyone can improve. I've yet to meet anyone,baring some physical or mental disability, which can't achieve an acceptable or even exceptional level of performance if they put in a bit of effort. Sure, it may take more work for those who haven't cultivated those skills in the past, but that doesn't make them less capable or mean they have a greater aptitude. It just means that some of them come to the task better prepared than the others -- usually through past experience.
No one is born a good writer, programmer, or auto mechanic. Aptitude is just a word we use to talk about existing skills, and let us pretend that they're somehow congenital. For the mechanic, it may mean that they had toys that taught them about gears and things. No pre-existing "aptitude", just past experience which is relevant/transferable.
Now we have two failures here. The egomaniacs who think themselves exceptional because they have some learned skill and the failures who think that it's not their fault that they can't put a little effort in to improving themselves -- they just don't have the "aptitude". Nonsense in virtually every case.
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Liar.
Android is shit compared to their new OS. It's a massive step backward, technically, from what they have with QNX.
First, he's quoting from a book. You may want to try reading one someday.
Second, Natural Gas is lighter than air.
Get a clue.
Termite, eh?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the skin of the Hindenburg wasn't composed, even in part, of termites...
As it's obvious that you know absolutely nothing about the subject, and experts who have studied it haven't come to any sort of consensus, I'm going to ignore your incompetent and incoherent analysis and recommend others do the same.
The reason they get respect is because they do science.
That is precisely what they do not do.
You know what bugs me? The science cheerleaders who don't know the first thing about science -- though they think they do -- repeating total nonsense like it's gospel.
You don't need visual studio to develop software for Windows. Unlike Apple, Microsoft is very developer friendly, and has been for as long they've been around.
Apple, in contrast to Microsoft, RIM, basically everyone else, is actively hostile to developers. You know this. Everyone else knows this. Why bother defending Apple when they're actively making your life more difficult?
Stockholm syndrome?
Yeah, because anyone who who would dare offer a comment in defense of Microsoft could only be a paid shill!
His comment looks legit to me. He's right that there shouldn't be any expectation of app compatibility between WP7 and WP8 -- they're two completely different animals. Just like you shouldn't expect BB7 apps to run under BB10. This is not new in the mobile space.
h4rr4r may be naive, I don't know, but you're very clearly a conspiracy nut!
The next Slashdot Idle story will be ready soon, but Fark users can beat the rush and see it early!
Do you think this makes you special?
Too cute.
Also odd that people would repeatedly buy products for a decade that lack what they want, and that is all accomplished through the magic of marketing.
Don't be silly. Of course it's all due to marketing!
See, the general consensus is that the iPhone is "the best one" and if their phone can't do x, y, or z, they automatically assume that no competing offering can do x, y and z.
Consumers as a whole are stupid, stupid, sheep.
actual users criticize design of the majority of systems they use, wondering why they can't be more like IOS or the experience of using a Mac
No, they're not.
Despite the meme, it's pretty obvious to everyone with a clue that Apple fails at usability.
The new Windows UI doesn't look or function like Windows 3.1 at all. Not even a little bit.
I'd much prefer a CLI so I can type "cd /usr/bin" then "./phoneapp dial -domestic +13125551212"
Joke all you want. The rest of us have probably typed something like echo atdt 13125551212 > com1: at some point...
Sure they do. Of course, they don't snicker because they think of themselves as being part of some intellectually elite group -- they laugh at the poor fool who lacks what they consider to be common knowledge.
Why not? New products from RIM and MS are dramatically different from both iOS and Android, in good ways. Both products also have a fantastic suite of development tools that I've yet to see anyone criticize -- leagues above what's available for Android -- even RIM is gaining developers and apps at an alarming rate.
Let's also not downplay Microsoft's position in the enterprise. With a solid product, they can easily take over the business tablet market.
Which we know will never happen, Apple and Android/Linux own that market.
Yes, because the current market leaders in the mobile space will surely never fall like all previous leaders...
That wasn't my point, and you know it.
Wait, are you suggesting that it's good that people delude themselves in to thinking that they're superior to others because they have some learned skill?
See, most people get over these delusions of grandeur by their mid-teens. Apparently, you never did. You must be tons of fun to be around...
You don't learn through osmosis. If they don't actually make an effort to improve, they won't.
Why is this so damned difficult for people to understand?
No. It is, however, a group of idiots. I presume that they were also idiots as children. If an idiot child can teach itself to competently write computer programs, surely, any idiot can learn!
Stop and think for a moment why sampling bias doesn't apply here...
Nonsense. [Insert contradictory anecdote]
Nope, no definition gap. Any idiot can code professionally (heh, some might say many idiots do!), and code professionally well. I'm not arguing that anything is possible, only that learning a skill like programming is no different than learning any other skill.
It doesn't take some special mind or a bit of genetic luck. It takes what every other skill takes to develop -- practice.
This "I'm special because I can write code" is just senseless egomania. As I pointed out before, half of Slashdot taught themselves to write software between the ages of 8 and 13. It's not exactly the worlds most difficult profession!
That misses the point completely.
Define "programmer" however you want. Any idiot can learn to program -- that includes 'well enough to make a good hire'. It doesn't take anything special. It's not exactly the worlds most difficult profession, after all.
Something you may not be aware of... many people rote memorize things to pass a class, then as soon as the class is over, forget everything... because they didn't learn it, they just memorized it. And once the need was gone, so too was the knowledge.
If all an instructor is testing is knowledge, they're going to fail. See Bloom's Taxonomy for more.
You accuse me of being an egomaniac, but you are guilty of the opposite. You expect everyone to be like you.
I think you will find yourself constantly disappointed in others.
With my students, I set very high expectations. You know what happens more often than not? They improve significantly. Other instructors set a fairly low-bar, and are surprised when their students produce poor work -- or worse, completely okay with it!
For example, I expect very few spelling grammar and punctuation mistakes in their written work, even though that's not the focus of the class. I expect them to make their points clearly and succinctly with no major oversights or gaps/mistakes in their reasoning. Within a few weeks, I'm no longer looking at a stack full of poorly-written nonsense. I demand quality work and, with a little extra support, I get quality work.
Everyone can improve. I've yet to meet anyone,baring some physical or mental disability, which can't achieve an acceptable or even exceptional level of performance if they put in a bit of effort. Sure, it may take more work for those who haven't cultivated those skills in the past, but that doesn't make them less capable or mean they have a greater aptitude. It just means that some of them come to the task better prepared than the others -- usually through past experience.
No one is born a good writer, programmer, or auto mechanic. Aptitude is just a word we use to talk about existing skills, and let us pretend that they're somehow congenital. For the mechanic, it may mean that they had toys that taught them about gears and things. No pre-existing "aptitude", just past experience which is relevant/transferable.
Now we have two failures here. The egomaniacs who think themselves exceptional because they have some learned skill and the failures who think that it's not their fault that they can't put a little effort in to improving themselves -- they just don't have the "aptitude". Nonsense in virtually every case.